In honor of Meredith Willson’s birthday and the North Iowa Band Festival, Mason City High School Drum Majors paid a tribute at Elmwood Cemetery. Senior Drum Major Bailey Gunderson, Junior Drum Major Shaye Theobald, and Chamber staff practiced social distancing during the memorial to Willson. A short program took place...
Chamber Announces Band Festival Entertainment
Entertainment for the 81st Annual North Iowa Band Festival will include a variety of musical genres. To kick off the entertainment on Friday evening the Mason City High School Jazz Band will be featured on the Main Stage! Following their set, headliner The Dueling Pianos of Andy and Mike, will...
Friends of the Festival Campaign Begins
Thanks to generous financial contributions, the annual North Iowa Band Festival remains a free family event. The North Iowa Band Festival Foundation recently announced its annual “Friends of the Festival” fundraising campaign. In 1936, the Mason City Chamber of Commerce started a simple celebration of North Iowa’s musical heritage. Over...